Many ALS patients end up fading away quietly and dying. For me, this was not OK. I did not want to fade away quietly.

Because ALS is underfunded, patients have had no option but to fade away and die. That is not OK.

We all have a timeline. Most of us don't live like we have a timeline.

A terminal diagnosis can really mess with your head. Honestly, it makes you want to run away to the moon. Many ALS patients want to fade away quietly. This was not for me.

If we have a purpose in life beyond being a cog in the human machine, mine is to help inspire people and that's pretty cool. I would like to motivate the world.

We have all made mistakes in this life. How we learn from our mistakes is the measure of who we are.

My life is not easy, but it's awesome.